Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for providing strategic direction, management and support for all plant activities and procedures. Functions include quality, shrink, productivity, safety, building, grounds, equipment and personnel development.

• Ensuring compliance with company, regulatory, OSHA, industry, trade and jurisdictional standards, practices and codes.
• Reviewing quality issues with products or installations and making recommendations with QA, Engineering or Director support if needed.
• Reviewing monthly financial results to understand performance in relation to budgets.
• Ensuring controls are in place and working to ensure effective, economical and efficient practices.
• Managing talent for the purpose of developing bench strength and creating opportunities for employees to grow and advance.
• Responsible for providing a safe work environment for all plant employees.
• Ensuring plant compliance to all government and environmental laws, requirements and regulations.
• Ensuring that endeavors to reduce plant customer complaints are ongoing.
• Providing leadership through ongoing communications to plant employees and to corporate personnel.
• Managing plant processes and actions within accordance of the labor agreement. Also, responsible for directing plant advertisements during labor negotiations.
• Drive Capital expenditure projects by monitoring justification analysis and procedure compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, engineering, business, or related discipline is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a food or dairy manufacturing environment. 5+ years of leadership / plant management experience.
• Knowledge of accounting controls, financial analysis and budget planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people & evaluate the performance of direct reports.
• Must show enthusiasm, initiative, pride in work and a commitment to the organization and its mission.